17.5% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palmwoods · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palmwoods
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common background in Palmwoods, where nearly half of residents claim this ancestry. The community has a strong British and Australian identity, though the proportion of people born overseas has dropped significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 49.5%, followed by Australian at 36.2%. Scottish (13.5%) and Irish (12.2%) roots are also common among residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure has fallen by 9.7 percentage points since 2011, with most residents now born in Australia (78.5%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314019/palmwoods/topic/ancestry-heritage